Wednesday, June 22, 2022

Thursday Thirteen #263

Thirteen Americans who have recently been honored with a First Class US Postage Stamp. Why have there already been more just 6 months into this year than in all of 2019, 2020 or 2021? I don't know. (Sorry.)

1. Eugenie Clark. 2022. Pioneering marine biologist.

2. George Morrison. 2022. Painter of abstract landscapes.

3. Shel Siverstein. 2022. Author and illustrator.

4. Edmonia Lewis. 2022. Mid-19th century sculptor.

5. Yogi Berra. 2021. Baseball legend.

6. Chien-Shiu Wu. 2021. Nuclear physicist.

7. August Wilson. 2021. Playwright. (I'm still using these. They're "forevers.")

8. Arnold Palmer. 2020. Golf great.

9. Gwen Ifil. 2020. TV journalist

10. George H. W. Bush. 2019. Former President.

11. "Little Mo" Connolly Brinker. 2019. Tennis champion.

12. Lena Horne. 2018. Actress and singer.

13. Mr. Rogers. 2018. Your TV neighbor.

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4 comments:

  1. How odd that both Arnold Palmer and Fred Rogers have had stamps and I had no idea. Both were from the town I live in and Rogers is buried here. Palmer's ashes were scattered on the two golf courses he owned here. You'd think they'd have made a bigger deal about the stamps.

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  2. I didn't know four of the list.

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  3. No apologies needed. :-)

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  4. What an interesting list!

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